The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-03-18

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RoDa Railway Company usne q uay urooE1
~ indian rcscrvallcrs n Xor>Acu Mo1lano
~ Norlhuestcrn Dakota
ror ths purchase ~ ground an1 ercctso1 e
psblic building - oweasooro, Nv
and settle the account ~ ern& annoni1icn
and nccoutcrmcnts between the Icrr4tory -
Montana and the united Staecs
Granting right of way through Pm uiiss
military rcservotkon - ~ ~ 0~>n6e -
Paso Railrcad Company.
Providing for ne estanllnAraent sn1 ercceieo
Of military post near Denver. Col
FOR the conslructscn o< military TELEGRAPH
line from Sanfcrd. F1A. - Point Juplscr ene
she establishment Of : signal station-
Acthorixin< terms % TIE Circuit Ccurt q tho
United states forthe Eastern Judicial tlssE,cs
q North Carolina q winingtqn
Amending section - q the Revised ssasnfes
Of tho Unitcd 9ta1eA
Limiting The coss q Ne public building -
Chatsnno0gn, Tenn. 70 ooN0n
Arshorixing ooostruction Of : HIGH wagon and
foot passenger bridge over the Mississippi -
tween East DuboQus. m. and DaonQue rowA
shs ate q rors Greene : ! public para.
Granting ceFtain sea1 roces % the city an1
county of San rranclsco. O.. 4 trust Tor the
people Of the Untssd ssafea
n r,viding Tor the exccution q the provisions
| Of article Of the treaty concluded oetx cen the
United states snd sns Emperor q nma On
| November II. 1eoa and proclaimed ~ she Pres-
| dent Of the Unlsed sss1ss o October 8 ISL
Aushorizins he conssrucsion q bridge oves
| Bayou Bernard A'sA
| Prohibiting any ofncer. agent Or servant o.
l ne United States 70 hire or contract out the
labor of prisoners incaEcsrstcd for vicls<ing -
| laws Of the United States
Amending ne acs entitled An ~ - ancod
| the statutes IN regard 70 immediate transportar
| tion OF dutiable goodA approved June 10 ~
three bill&
Authorizing the conssrucfion Of : bssdge
across the eastern branch of ths Potomac river
q ne foot Of Pennsylvania aven1e east n
Washington D. c.. 20 - % conness he d.
trict with the Maryland shore.
Among the last acts Of Congress which
| have become laws are:
The anti-Mormon.
II Redemption OF the trade dollar
Fisheries and retaliation against Canada
i Relating % arrears Of taxes In the District o.
Columbia.
Appropriafine oso.m for he purchase Of Z
site for post-o1ace building . San Francisco
Repeating the Ienure-of-O Octce act
Authorizing the Secretary Of War 70 accept
from the Commercial Club certain lands knowr
= the high trsct near Chicago for milifar1
| purposes.
Aufhorrins John =. chanberiain 70 erect I
hotel q Fortress Monroe
Prohibiting the catching of mackcrel during
| spawning season
Providing Tor Unioa soldiers' home vest .
| the Rocky mountains.
| Relating 70 the Judicial District Of Sorther1
| ulinois-
Relating 70 the procedure in contested e'ec
Z | tions.
Confirming % American citizels the right 4
possess real estate IN the Territories
Providing for An investigation Of the book
4 and accounts Of the Pacific railroad
II Granting the title n certain lands in the Dis
trict Of Columbia
Providing for the bringing Of suits against n
United States.
/ For construction Of : bridge across Eas
! River. between the City Of New York and Lon
| Island
For bridge seross the Great Kans1ha river
i below the falls
For bridge ACROSS the Red rver Of N
North
4 To give Congressional assent 70 the constrrs
tion Of free bridge BY the County Of Davidson
a Tenn. over the cumberland river
= Amending n act for the purchase Of sit
r and erection Of > public building - Dcfroi
Mich
4 Authorizing he printing of esoo extra ccpie
Of the report OF the health once % the Drsfris
4 o. Columbia and the eulogies in Congress upo
q the Late Senator Logan
Authorizing the construction o. . bridr
= ACROSS the Missouri river between Omnh
!, and Council Biufls
Authorizing the use OF the hot water on n
Government reservation - Hot Springs. Ark
Authorizing the United States trcakurs
70 credit the District Of Columbia with certai
moneys in lieu Of investing the same in bond
Authorizing the printing Of the on1ciAl repo
Il - - - ~ - <nI~
spenre concerning TIE nature. etc. of epidem
u cholera
:, Authorirsnr she Duiush. Pierre CITY q Bi.<
q Hills railroad 70 construct bridge across q
: | Missouri river - Pierre. Oak
a Authorizing the Tonhigbce railroad 10 co
strucf bridge across the Mississippi river
~ | or near Columbus. Miss
Admitting free of duty articles for exhibits
- q the Minneapolis exhibition
Among other bills that failed 20 become lau
she most important were the General d
49, ncicncy. Fortsncations and River and H.ro
Appropriation billA
Of The following hills failed to beccu
laws because the President did not siz
~ them:
N BIs: % sessie me claim o 4 n Emory I
oIm0O
ne Bnl relating V pronotions in she neds<
ne biii % Sfssess ne enploynens Of ~
Dm labor.
- The bin 70 open strip Of public lard sou
of Kansas for settlement
COL The bills providing for public buildings
Monroe. Ia. and Saginaw Mich
led The Labor Arbitration bill.
ma The bill % annex part Of Idaho - W.
tes ington Territory
lal Bin for printing maps OF the General Il
Once and number of private relief bilis-
O The Agricultural Department bill pass
Dis- both Houses and died with the commit
Of agriculture in the House. 70 viii
Do committee IL vas referred with Sens
one amendments The bill % repeal ~ p
- emption. Timber-Culture and Dcss
~ Land Laws, the Fortincations bill and I
= Northern Pacific Land Grant Forfeitu
bin failed Of passage because Of lack
% agreement Ia conference
- Troeeep Ceaorme1-
80 WAsurxo1ox. March k-The Senate
executive session carly yesterday mo
- ing, confirmed the nomination of Jan
ana r. Trotscr, TO b recorder Of deeds
sles the District of Columbia IN place
nit James Q. Matthew'S. who nominat